Even just the idea of…

Even just the idea of removing these bike lanes is absolutely asinine, ridiculous and unnecessary. As a commuter cyclist, I rely on these lanes to get myself around the city safely and effectively. Is there not a realization or understanding that you can remove the bike lanes but us cyclists will still be here? This makes NO sense. Do you really think that removing the lanes will help reduce traffic? Has Doug Ford ever even been on Bloor during rush hour when there’s just as many cyclists on the road as cars? How are we supposed to maintain the legal distance between cars and cyclists with no bike lanes? Taking these lanes out will seriously damage our ability to get ourselves around safely without having to dodge vehicle that already don’t want us on the road. Who is this benefiting? Why would we use more tax dollars to take these lanes out when so many of them are relatively new. The entire city of Toronto relies on these lanes-not just us cyclists. People in cars on the road ALSO need these lanes so we can all navigate the terrible infrastructure of this city. There’s already enough traffic. Imagine rush hour on Bloor where all the cyclists are in the same lanes as cars-it would be madness. KEEP US SAFE, KEEP THESE LANES!!! They are an integral part of the infrastructure of our city. Only a complete idiot would take these lanes out.